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Unit 2 Macro: The $1-a-day Statistic
Geoff Riley
9th March 2012
Here is a superb piece from Ruth Sutherland on the BBC news website on the background to the creation of the $1 a day benchmark for people living in absolute poverty. Much progress has been achieved why has the $1-a-day figure had to change and what have been the unintended consequences of a heavy policy focus on this number?
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.